1992 Los Angeles Riots - Name

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The riots are also known as the Rodney King Riots, the South Central Riots, the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Disturbance, and the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest. Among South Korean immigrants living in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the 1992 Los Angeles Riots are referred to as Sah-E-Goo, meaning literally "four-two-nine" in the Korean language, in reference to the date of which the rioting started, April 29, 1992.

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